たとえば、雨宿りの場所に家と木のどちらかを選ぶようにココに求められた。

Sentence Analyzer

たとえば、雨宿りの場所に家と木のどちらかを選ぶようにここに求められた。

English Translation

For example, Koko was asked to choose a house or a tree for shelter from the rain.

Furigana

たとえば、雨宿(あまやど)りの場所(ばしょ)に家(いえ)と木(き)のどちらかを選(えら)ぶようにココに求(もと)められた。

Romanji

Tatoeba, amayadori no basho ni ie to ki no dochira ka o erabu yōni koko ni motomerareta.

Words

例えば (たとえば)

for example; e.g.

雨宿り (あまやどり)

taking shelter from rain

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy